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rătĭuncula , ae, f. dim. ratio.
I. A small reckoning, a little account: “subduxi ratiunculam, Quantum aeris mihi sit, quantumque alieni siet,” Plaut. Curc. 3, 1; id. Capt. 1, 2, 89; Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 2.—
II. A slight ground or reason: “leves,” Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 43: “huic incredibili sententiae ratiunculas suggerit,” id. N. D. 3, 29, 73.—
2. In dialectics, a petty syllogism: “concludunt ratiunculas Stoici,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 12, 29: humanis ratiunculis falsis contravenire conantur, Aug. Civ. Dei, 20, 1, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Plautus, Captivi, 1.2
    • Plautus, Curculio, 3.1
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.29
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 2.12
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 4.19
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